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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Easy Chicken Enchiladas

During the hurricane last weekend I made some easy chicken enchiladas that I found on allrecipes.com. Do you use allrecipes.com? If not, I suggest you do. It's where I get a lot of my recipe ideas. I altered this recipe a little to make it gluten free and cut down on some of the fat. This isn't a fancy recipe - there aren't many ingredients, and it's not very "authentic", but it is easy and cheap. It makes about 10 enchiladas.

Directions:
1) Combine 1 jar salsa, yogurt, and cream cheese in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the chicken and beans.
2) Warm the tortillas, fill with mixture, roll, and place into a greased 9x13 dish
3) Spread the remaining salsa over the tortillas and then sprinkle on the cheese
4) Cover and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees

A note about my recipes: In general, I am not too concerned with the amounts of ingredients. The original recipe called for 2 cups of chicken, I had 4, so I used 4. If you like a lot of cheese, use more cheese. If you don't like a lot of cheese, use less cheese. Some recipes require you to follow the directions exactly (mostly in baking), but for cooking, be a bit adventurous (within reason) and hope for the best. I find this is the best way to learn.